Complete a Request for Vehicle Record Form 851, sign and date the form, submit payment and any required documents to the Alaska DMV. There is a $10 fee for each record. Government agencies are not charged for this service.

If you are a prospective buyer of a vehicle currently titled in Arizona, you may ask the vehicle owner to provide you with an Arizona MVR prior to purchase of the vehicle.

Vehicles that have not been titled or registered in Arizona during the last 5 years may not be eligible for an MVR.

A Title and Registration MVR contains the following information: Owner, vehicle, lien and brand.

Arkansas

Arkansas is under the Federal Driver’s privacy act and will not give out information belonging to someone else. If you need information from when you owned the vehicle you may send in a written request along with a copy of your driver’s license to request the information. Your request must contain the following:

1. Vehicle specifics such as description of vehicle, VIN number, license plate number or name with address for an alpha search.

2. Reason for requesting the information.

3. Fees are $1.00 for owner/lien holder information and $1.00 for each copy of documents requested such as bill of sale, contracts, etc.

Mail your request to:

Arkansas Office of Motor Vehicles

Records Unit, Room 1100

P. O. Box 1272

Little Rock, AR 72203

If you need additional information you may contact our Information/Records Unit by phone at 501-682-4692 or by fax at 501-682-4756 or by email at MVInformation@dfa.arkansas.gov

Once completed, the form may brought in person to any full service MVA office or mailed to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway N.E., Attn: Room 206, Glen Burnie, MD 21062. The fee for certified copy of a vehicle record is $12.00 and the fee for a non-certified copy is $9.00. Please make checks or money orders payable to the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA).

Driver and vehicle records are released in compliance with Driver Privacy Protection Laws. For more information, visit the Michigan Department of State website at: www.Michigan.gov/sos

Complete Records Complete driver and vehicle records may be requested through the Record Lookup Unit at 517-322-1624. Records are $8 each ($9 for a certified record) and provided at no charge to government agencies.

Form BDVR-153 is used for individuals requesting their own record. Form BDVR-154 is used for an individual or commercial organization requesting another person’s record. Form BDVR-155 is for use by government agencies. These forms are available on the website: Michigan.gov/sos.

Bulk Data Bulk data is available through the List Sales Program. Address inquiries to 517-322-3452 or ListSales@Michigan.gov. Bulk records are record extracts (primarily header information) and do not contain driving, title or registration history.

If you are the owner of record on the Missouri title, you may purchase a title and/or registration Motor Vehicle record by completing request form Request From Record Holder form, Form 4681. Form and fee may be submitted by:

Vehicle owner will receive documentation containing requested owner, vehicle, lien, and/or registration information; however, this documentation may not be used in place of the Missouri title for transfer of ownership. For information on obtaining a duplicate Missouri title, visit http://dor.mo.gov/motorv/titlerep.php or call (573) 526-3669 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. CT.

Use this form if:
- You would like to obtain a vehicle recordSpecial Instructions: In addition to taking this form to an MVD office. This form is eligible to be faxed to (505) 827-2783 and include your name and phone number.

If you are the owner of the vehicle, you may purchase a vehicle history by downloading a Request for Vehicle Information (DL-135) from www.dmv.state.pa.us. Click on “Forms and Publications”, “All Motor Vehicle Forms, Publications and FAQ’s, and DL-135. Forms must be mailed to PennDOT for processing.

If you are a prospective buyer of a vehicle currently titled in South Carolina, you may request a South Carolina title history by submitting a completed Request for Vehicle Information form (Form 5027-A) to SCDMV, Post Office Box 1498, Blythewood, SC 29216-0024. The title history for the vehicle will include odometer information. However, the name and address of the registered owner(s) is not available. The cost for the Title History is $6.00. For expedited processing, include an additional $20.00 fee for each record. Make checks payable to SCDMV.

2. Certify by initialing their intended use of the information on the back of the form

3. Submit the form by mail to the address on the form along with a copy of the consumer’s photo identification and the appropriate fee ($5.75, title history or$6.75 for a certified title history). If the requested information will be used in legal purposes, a “certified title history” is recommended.

If you are the owner of record on the Utah State title, you may purchase a Title and Registration Motor Vehicle Record by completing Utah form TC-890. Once completed please mail the form and payment to the address listed on the form

If you are not the owner, please review the other authorized reasons listed on our form. If you can meet one of these conditions, you may be entitled to the motor vehicle information.

For a Prospective Purchaser Inquiry (PPI) on a vehicle titled in Virginia go to www.dmvnow.com. On DMV’s home page, go to the bottom of the page under General Information and click on Obtaining DMV Records. Once on the screen titled Obtaining DMV Records, look down the list of available transactions for Vehicle History Reports and click on the Prospective Purchaser Inquiry (PPI).

Washington

Washington State vehicle record information may be requested by submitting a Vehicle/Vessel Public Disclosure Request form to the Department of Licensing.

Click on the word “Forms”, located in the upper grey part of the home page, found toward the right hand side.

Click on the heading called “Public Disclosure”, which is located in the middle column titled “Forms by Subject”.

Scroll down this list to the second heading titled: “Vehicle/Vessel Public Disclosure Requests”

Click on the first bullet in the list called: “Vehicle/Vessel Disclosure Request” (form #TD-420-531)

Complete and fax or mail to the fax number or mailing address provided on the second page of this form. Or call the Vehicle/Vessel Public Disclosure unit at (360) 902-3780 and we will mail or fax the form to you.

Your request will be acknowledged within five business days of receipt.

Public Records Request Review

Prior to release, Vehicle/Vessel public records requests are reviewed for permissible uses allowable by federal and state laws. DOL will either provide you with:

The records you seek, or

Notify you in writing with an explanation of the applicable statutory exemptions that prevent release of the records, along with an explanation of how those exemptions apply, in whole or in part, to the records you seek.

and download and complete form DMV100 “Request for Vehicle Information” and either mail or take to our Vehicle Services section at the main DMV office in Kanawha City, WV with the applicable fees.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin vehicle record information can be requested by submitting the Vehicle/Driver Record Information Request form, MV2896 and a $5.00 fee for each record. If personal information is being requested, the form needs to have one of the boxes checked authorizing release of personal information.

If you are the owner of record on the Title, you must contact the County Clerk in the county that the title was issued to order a duplicate title. If you are the registered owner of record on the Registration, you must contact the County Treasurer in the county that the license plate and registration was issued to order a duplicate registration or replace a lost or stolen license plate.